India and Chabahar | Editorial
India has this week officially taken over control of operations at the Iranian port of Shaheed Behesti in Chabahar. And …Read More
Education, Knowledge and Power By Dr Moonis Ahmar
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony of Islamabad National University at the Prime Minister House on December 21, Imran Khan again …Read More
Holistic Audit of Energy Sector By Dr M Asif
With the start of winter, Pakistan is again engulfed by a gas shortfall. It is yet another reminder of the …Read More
The Importance of COP24 By Dr Shaukat Ali
The hot debate in the cold month of December was COP24 (Conference of the Parties 24). People from all sectors …Read More
Trump and Mattis By Rizwan Ghani
AMERICAN corporate media is up in arms against Mattis’ resignation as Defence Secretary over Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops …Read More
Is Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Paradigm Shifting? By Babar Ayaz
For the second time, there is a glimmer of hope that peace can be restored in Afghanistan as Pakistan has …Read More
Resisting IMF’s Demands | Editorial
The recent reports on the talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package suggest that there …Read More
Pakistan-UK Trade Post-Brexit and CPEC By Khalid Jarral
As the UK prepares to leave the EU and expand its trade relations with the non-EU countries, Pakistan offers unique …Read More
Education… The New Seat of Power | Editorial
The prime minister recently announced that the government had formally started the process of converting the PM House into a …Read More
2018: Economy led to the Crossroads | Editorial
All set to bid adieu, the year 2018 has proven to be a tumultuous one for Pakistan’s economy — mainly …Read More
America’s Syria and Afghan Policy By Talat Masood
President Trump’s decisions to withdraw troops from Syria and reduce the forces in Afghanistan by 50 per cent to a …Read More
IMF drives a hard bargain | Editorial
The IMF, despite the somewhat altruistic pretensions of fostering global high employment growth and reducing poverty, ultimately remains a stern …Read More
Gender Inequality | Editorial
PAKISTAN is the second worst country to be a woman when it comes to gender equality, declares a recent World …Read More
The Making of Foreign Policy in the World of Islam By Shahid Javed Burki
The subject of Islam and the making of foreign policy must address a number of questions. For instance, how much …Read More
India’s Kulbhushan Embarrassment By M Ziauddin
What is happening in the Indian-Occupied Kashmir (IOK) today is a classic case of the failure of India’s democracy. No …Read More
And Now President’s Rule in IoK | Editorial
INDIA is getting desperate in its pursuit to suppress indigenous freedom movement in occupied Jammu & Kashmir. Whilst makng mockery …Read More
Investing in Education By Zeeshan Siddique
Despite having the second highest number of out-of-school children in the world, the financing and governance of education in Pakistan …Read More
Pulling Out of Syria — & Afghanistan? | Editorial
IT may be the right decision made for the wrong reason and executed in the wrong way. The reality of …Read More


